by Matt Lavonas | Aug 20, 2017 | News
BY MICHAEL MULGREW, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS | AUG 14, 2017 | 163 New York State requires prospective cosmetologists to receive 1,000 hours of specialized instruction, and real estate brokers to get 120 hours of instruction and two years of field...
by Matt Lavonas | Aug 18, 2017 | News
By Jay Rey | Published August 17, 2017 | Updated August 17, 2017 Carl P. Paladino is out as a member of the Buffalo Board of Education. But don’t expect this School Board drama to be over just yet. Many cheered the state education commissioner’s decision Thursday to...
by Matt Lavonas | Aug 16, 2017 | News
ACT Rochester gives ‘hard facts’ on racism Justin Murphy, @citizenmurphyPublished 6:02 a.m. ET Aug. 16, 2017 Tonya Noel started a community garden to help neighborhood heal. Shawn Dowd Buy Photo (Photo: MAX SCHULTE/@maxrocphoto/, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)...
by Matt Lavonas | Aug 16, 2017 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, For the upcoming (September 12) Democratic primary elections, the RTA’s Legislative and Political Action Committee has recommended that we endorse Cecilia Golden, Beatriz Lebron and Van White for RCSD Board of Education. For Rochester City Council, the...
by Matt Lavonas | Aug 16, 2017 | News
7 Ways Teachers Can Respond to the Evil of Charlottesville, Starting Now An educator confronts the failures of an education system that breeds white supremacy. By Xian Franzinger Barrett / AlterNet August 13, 2017, 3:51 PM GMT Print 56 COMMENTS Photo Credit: Salon.com...